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Bone marrow sinusoidal endothelial cells are a site of Fgf23 upregulation in a mouse model of iron deficiency anemia
Li X, Lozovatsky L, Tommasini S, Fretz J, Finberg K. Bone marrow sinusoidal endothelial cells are a site of Fgf23 upregulation in a mouse model of iron deficiency anemia. Blood Advances 2023, 7: 5156-5171. PMID: 37417950, PMCID: PMC10480544, DOI: 10.1182/bloodadvances.2022009524.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSinusoidal endothelial cellsEndothelial cellsBone marrowBM sectionsFGF23 upregulationFibroblast growth factor 23Iron deficiencyElevated serum erythropoietinFGF23 promoter activityBM endothelial cellsGrowth factor 23Vitamin D metabolismIron deficiency anemiaSystemic iron deficiencyKnockout mice exhibitBone marrow sinusoidal endothelial cellsNormal iron balanceNonanemic controlsChronic anemiaFactor 23D metabolismEndothelial cell populationErythropoietin treatmentDeficiency anemiaMouse modelIL‐1β Drives Production of FGF‐23 at the Onset of Chronic Kidney Disease in Mice
McKnight Q, Jenkins S, Li X, Nelson T, Marlier A, Cantley LG, Finberg KE, Fretz JA. IL‐1β Drives Production of FGF‐23 at the Onset of Chronic Kidney Disease in Mice. Journal Of Bone And Mineral Research 2020, 35: 1352-1362. PMID: 32154933, PMCID: PMC7363582, DOI: 10.1002/jbmr.4003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic kidney diseaseOnset of CKDEarly chronic kidney diseaseFGF-23 expressionFGF-23Renal dysfunctionParathyroid hormoneIL-1βCongenital chronic kidney diseaseFGF-23 levelsSerum parathyroid hormoneGlomerular capillary tuftCongenital modelSerum phosphateIron bioavailabilitySystemic elevationVitamin DInflammatory cytokinesKidney diseaseEarly biomarkersIron statusMouse modelPhosphate imbalanceInitial upregulationCapillary tuftNCOA4 is regulated by HIF and mediates mobilization of murine hepatic iron stores after blood loss
Li X, Lozovatsky L, Sukumaran A, Gonzalez L, Jain A, Liu D, Ayala-Lopez N, Finberg KE. NCOA4 is regulated by HIF and mediates mobilization of murine hepatic iron stores after blood loss. Blood 2020, 136: 2691-2702. PMID: 32659785, PMCID: PMC7735158, DOI: 10.1182/blood.2020006321.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHepatic iron storesHypoxia-inducible factorNonheme iron concentrationsIron storesBlood lossNCOA4 expressionSubunit levelsHIF-2α knockdownMurine hepatoma cell lineMessenger RNA inductionDietary ironHepatic responseHepatoma cell lineHIF-1αHepatic originIron deficiencyInducible factorMiceCell linesNCOA4PhlebotomyModest effectRNA inductionIron concentrationProlyl hydroxylasesLow iron promotes megakaryocytic commitment of megakaryocytic-erythroid progenitors in humans and mice
Xavier-Ferrucio J, Scanlon V, Li X, Zhang PX, Lozovatsky L, Ayala-Lopez N, Tebaldi T, Halene S, Cao C, Fleming MD, Finberg KE, Krause DS. Low iron promotes megakaryocytic commitment of megakaryocytic-erythroid progenitors in humans and mice. Blood 2019, 134: 1547-1557. PMID: 31439541, PMCID: PMC6839952, DOI: 10.1182/blood.2019002039.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMK lineage commitmentExtracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) pathwaySignal-regulated kinase pathwayMegakaryocytic-erythroid progenitorsBone marrow transplantation assaysSignal transduction analysisIron-deficient conditionsGene expression analysisMegakaryocytic commitmentLineage commitmentTransferrin receptor 2MK lineageTmprss6-/- miceIron sensorExpression analysisKinase pathwayTransduction analysisTransplantation assaysErythroid progenitorsMarrow environmentHematopoietic cellsMessenger RNAPhospho-ERK1/2Systemic iron deficiencyLow ironGenetic loss of Tmprss6 alters terminal erythroid differentiation in a mouse model of β-thalassemia intermedia
Stagg DB, Whittlesey RL, Li X, Lozovatsky L, Gardenghi S, Rivella S, Finberg KE. Genetic loss of Tmprss6 alters terminal erythroid differentiation in a mouse model of β-thalassemia intermedia. Haematologica 2019, 104: e442-e446. PMID: 30819909, PMCID: PMC6886429, DOI: 10.3324/haematol.2018.213371.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMutations in TMPRSS6 cause iron-refractory iron deficiency anemia (IRIDA)
Finberg KE, Heeney MM, Campagna DR, Aydınok Y, Pearson HA, Hartman KR, Mayo MM, Samuel SM, Strouse JJ, Markianos K, Andrews NC, Fleming MD. Mutations in TMPRSS6 cause iron-refractory iron deficiency anemia (IRIDA). Nature Genetics 2008, 40: 569-571. PMID: 18408718, PMCID: PMC3104019, DOI: 10.1038/ng.130.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIron-refractory iron deficiency anemiaIron deficiency anemia refractoryChronic blood lossOral iron therapyInadequate dietary intakeIron deficiency anemiaIron regulatory hormone hepcidinSystemic iron homeostasisAnemia refractoryIron therapyBlood lossDeficiency anemiaDietary intakeType II transmembrane serine proteaseTransmembrane serine proteaseHormone hepcidinIron deficiencyGermline mutationsTMPRSS6Iron homeostasisSerine proteasesAnemiaTherapyHepcidinMutations
2023
Bone Marrow Sinusoidal Endothelial Cells Are a Site of Fgf23 Upregulation in Murine ß-Thalassemia
Fretz J, Chua E, Li X, Finberg K. Bone Marrow Sinusoidal Endothelial Cells Are a Site of Fgf23 Upregulation in Murine ß-Thalassemia. Blood 2023, 142: 3851. DOI: 10.1182/blood-2023-190706.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFGF23 levelsBone marrowSinusoidal endothelial cellsWeeks of ageBone marrow sinusoidal endothelial cellsFGF23 upregulationPlasma levelsIntact FGF23Ineffective erythropoiesisChronic iron deficiency anemiaFibroblast growth factor 23Endothelial cellsFGF23 null miceFGF23 promoter activitySystemic iron loadingGrowth factor 23Body weight ratioLeft ventricular hypertrophyElevated FGF23 levelsElevated plasma levelsEffects of FGF23Intact FGF23 levelsIron deficiency anemiaSeverity of anemiaStandard rodent dietHepatocellular Adenoma: Report of 2 Cases That Highlight the Relevance of Phenotype-Genotype Correlation in the Pediatric Population
Jiao J, Finberg K, Jain D, Morotti R. Hepatocellular Adenoma: Report of 2 Cases That Highlight the Relevance of Phenotype-Genotype Correlation in the Pediatric Population. Pediatric And Developmental Pathology 2023, 26: 394-403. PMID: 37334553, DOI: 10.1177/10935266231175426.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical NotesConceptsHepatocellular adenomaPediatric populationInflammatory HCASonic hedgehog hepatocellular adenomasYoung type 3Maturity-onset diabetesInflammatory hepatocellular adenomaΒ-catenin-activated hepatocellular adenomaAbernethy malformationPhenotype-genotype correlationClinical historyHCA subtypesH-HCACase 2Case 1Type 3Pathological informationB-HCASubtypesFamily surveillanceLimited studiesMales
2022
Blocking (iron) traffic in the gut
Finberg KE. Blocking (iron) traffic in the gut. Blood 2022, 139: 2424-2425. PMID: 35446376, DOI: 10.1182/blood.2022015480.Commentaries, Editorials and LettersYale Precision Medicine Tumor Board: reawakening the guardian of the genome
Grant MJ, Finberg KE, Walther Z, Stein SM, Lacy J, Eder JP, Goldberg SB. Yale Precision Medicine Tumor Board: reawakening the guardian of the genome. The Lancet Oncology 2022, 23: 337-338. PMID: 35240081, DOI: 10.1016/s1470-2045(22)00037-7.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical Notes
2021
Pathogenic BRCA2 germline variants in combined hepatocellular‐cholangiocarcinoma
Li H, Zhang X, Finberg KE, Walther Z, Jain D, Gibson J. Pathogenic BRCA2 germline variants in combined hepatocellular‐cholangiocarcinoma. Pathology International 2021, 72: 138-140. PMID: 34808016, DOI: 10.1111/pin.13188.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical NotesEndometrial Carcinoma as the Presenting Malignancy in a Teenager With a Pathogenic TP53 Germline Mutation: A Case Report and Literature Review
Irshaid L, Clark M, Fadare O, Finberg KE, Parkash V. Endometrial Carcinoma as the Presenting Malignancy in a Teenager With a Pathogenic TP53 Germline Mutation: A Case Report and Literature Review. International Journal Of Gynecological Pathology 2021, 41: 258-267. PMID: 33990091, DOI: 10.1097/pgp.0000000000000792.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGermline TP53 mutationsEndometrial carcinomaTP53 mutationsGermline mutationsMissense substitution p.Predominant tumor typePremenopausal breast carcinomaAdrenal cortical tumorsTP53 geneTP53 germline mutationsSoft tissue sarcomasEndometrioid endometrial carcinomaEarly-onset malignanciesLi-Fraumeni syndromeAutosomal dominant disorderCortical tumorsPresenting tumourGynecologic malignanciesTissue sarcomasUterine carcinomaCase reportSpinal cordBreast carcinomaGrade 3Characteristic syndromeYale Cancer Center Precision Medicine Tumor Board: molecular findings alter a diagnosis and treatment plan
Gibson JA, Finberg KE, Nalbantoglu I, Cecchini M, Ganzak A, Walther Z, Sklar JL, Eder JP, Goldberg SB. Yale Cancer Center Precision Medicine Tumor Board: molecular findings alter a diagnosis and treatment plan. The Lancet Oncology 2021, 22: 306-307. PMID: 33662283, DOI: 10.1016/s1470-2045(20)30683-5.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical NotesIroning out an approach to alleviate the hypoferremia of acute inflammation
Finberg KE. Ironing out an approach to alleviate the hypoferremia of acute inflammation. Haematologica 2021, 106: 326-328. PMID: 33522782, PMCID: PMC7849331, DOI: 10.3324/haematol.2020.266627.Commentaries, Editorials and Letters12 Iron Metabolism and Related Disorders
Ginzburg Y, Finberg K. 12 Iron Metabolism and Related Disorders. 2021, 445-499. DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-812535-9.00012-1.ChaptersGene productsNumerous fundamental biological processesFundamental biological processesIron metabolismGenetic defectsSystemic iron balanceSystemic iron regulationMolecular geneticsBiological processesIron regulationIron-refractory iron deficiency anemiaIron homeostasisIron availabilityFriedreich's ataxiaIron movementMajor genetic disordersErythroid precursorsGenetic disordersIron regulatory hormone hepcidinSideroblastic anemiaMetabolismGenetic formsMutationsKey roleHormone hepcidin
2020
Functional characterization of a novel SLC40A1 Arg88Ile mutation in a kindred with familial iron overload treated by phlebotomy
Womack J, Sukumaran A, Li X, Lozovatsky L, Gallagher PG, Seid JE, Finberg KE. Functional characterization of a novel SLC40A1 Arg88Ile mutation in a kindred with familial iron overload treated by phlebotomy. Blood Cells Molecules And Diseases 2020, 87: 102532. PMID: 33385755, PMCID: PMC8272917, DOI: 10.1016/j.bcmd.2020.102532.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchYale Cancer Center Precision Medicine Tumor Board: new technology, new drugs, and the value of repeat testing
Hafez N, Walther Z, Eder JP, Sklar JL, Gettinger SN, Finberg KE, Goldberg SB. Yale Cancer Center Precision Medicine Tumor Board: new technology, new drugs, and the value of repeat testing. The Lancet Oncology 2020, 21: 343-344. PMID: 32950226, DOI: 10.1016/s1470-2045(20)30010-3.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical Notes
2019
Going solo in iron transport
Finberg KE. Going solo in iron transport. Blood 2019, 134: 1363-1364. PMID: 31698431, DOI: 10.1182/blood.2019003019.Commentaries, Editorials and Letters
2018
Yale Cancer Center Precision Medicine Tumor Board: one tumour, multiple targets
Stewart T, Finberg K, Walther Z, Sklar JL, Hafez N, Eder JP, Anderson K, Wilson F, Goldberg SB. Yale Cancer Center Precision Medicine Tumor Board: one tumour, multiple targets. The Lancet Oncology 2018, 19: 1567-1568. PMID: 32956641, DOI: 10.1016/s1470-2045(18)30759-9.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical Notes
2016
Endometrial carcinoma as the presenting malignancy in an 18-year-old patient with Li-Fraumeni syndrome
Clark M, Menderes G, Azodi M, Finberg K, Canosa S, Parkash V. Endometrial carcinoma as the presenting malignancy in an 18-year-old patient with Li-Fraumeni syndrome. Gynecologic Oncology 2016, 141: 183-184. DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2016.04.473.Peer-Reviewed Original Research